Kodex

Section

S96

Injury of muscle and tendon at ankle and foot level

Hierarchy

S00-T88 Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)
- S90-S99 Injuries to the ankle and foot (S90-S99)
  - S96 Injury of muscle and tendon at ankle and foot level
    - S96.0 Injury of muscle and tendon of long flexor muscle of toe at ankle and foot level
    - S96.1 Injury of muscle and tendon of long extensor muscle of toe at ankle and foot level
    - S96.2 Injury of intrinsic muscle and tendon at ankle and foot level
    - S96.8 Injury of other specified muscles and tendons at ankle and foot level
    - S96.9 Injury of unspecified muscle and tendon at ankle and foot level

Notes

Use secondary code(s) from Chapter 20, External causes of morbidity, to indicate cause of injury. Codes within the T section that include the external cause do not require an additional external cause code
The chapter uses the S-section for coding different types of injuries related to single body regions and the T-section to cover injuries to unspecified body regions as well as poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes.

Code Also

S96

any associated open wound (S91.-)
- S91 Open wound of ankle, foot and toes

Use Additional

code to identify any retained foreign body, if applicable (Z18.-)
- Z18 Retained foreign body fragments

Excludes 1

P10-P15 Birth trauma (P10-P15)
obstetric trauma (O70-O71)

Excludes 2

S96

S86.0 Injury of Achilles tendon
sprain of joints and ligaments of ankle and foot (S93.-)
- S93 Dislocation and sprain of joints and ligaments at ankle, foot and toe level

T20-T32 Burns and corrosions (T20-T32)
fracture of ankle and malleolus (S82.-)
- S82 Fracture of lower leg, including ankle
T33-T34 Frostbite (T33-T34)
insect bite or sting, venomous (T63.4)
- T63.4 Toxic effect of venom of other arthropods